Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Mon, Apr 27, 2015, 4:22 PM CDT (21:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km ESE of Harper, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-04-27 21:22:17 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.793° N, 98.275° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.86 km ESE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.28 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.08 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.68 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.68 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.58 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.68 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.69 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.13 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 43
  10. 2.27 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.87 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.37 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.48 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.97 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.68 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.48 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.18 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.07 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.61 km NE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.67 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.78 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.98 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.37 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.68 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 3.07 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.88 km SE of Conway Springs, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.23 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.02 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4125 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 3.12 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.38 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4125 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.86 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4125 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.36 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.78 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 3.34 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.77 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4125 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 3.48 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4124 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 9
  38. 2.25 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4124 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.57 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4124 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.95 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 3.919 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 9
  42. 2.84 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
  43. 2.54 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.77 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4124 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 3.96 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  46. 2.03 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 4124 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.810 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 3.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 10
  49. 2.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.35 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4123 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.010 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4123 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.87 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4123 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.34 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4123 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.62 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 3.36 km W of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.54 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.24 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4123 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.47 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200029xg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.